CVE-2008-3528

Public Exploit

Description

The error-reporting functionality in (1) fs/ext2/dir.c, (2) fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly (3) fs/ext4/dir.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.5 does not limit the number of printk console messages that report directory corruption, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary system hang) by mounting a filesystem that has corrupted dir->i_size and dir->i_blocks values and performing (a) read or (b) write operations. NOTE: there are limited scenarios in which this crosses privilege boundaries.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98 mailing list exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32509 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642 vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852 vdb entry signature
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99 mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3528?
CVE-2008-3528 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3528?
To fix CVE-2008-3528, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3528 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3528 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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